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Hostick Award Junior Historians Junior Historians Overview Future Presidents of America Little Lincoln’s Fireside Tales Art Contest History Detective Fun Zone Connect Support Us 8th and Jackson Society Become a Member Become an Ambassador Employment Donate Volunteer Shop Follow Us Blog E-Newsletter News ReleasesExecutive Director Board of Trustees Meetings Public Comment Contact Us Annual Reports Buy Tickets Events Blog Lincoln Quotes Research Tools Shop Become a Member Today’s Hours: Museum 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Library 9:00 am — 4:30 pm * Research by appointment only Learn Library Research Research Division Oral History Oral History Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Oral History Program The ALPL Oral History Program is dedicated to preserving the stories and memories of Illinois‘s citizens, not just the famous and prominent among us, but of people from all walks of life. The ALPL Oral History Program is organized into the projects listed below. Our top priority projects are Illinois Statecraft (IL politics), Agriculture in Illinois, and Veterans Remember, but we believe there is something of interest for everyone. Explore our site and discover for yourself the richness and diversity of our growing collection. Oral History Projects Alphabetical Listing of Interviews Search Other Collections All Collections All Interviews A-Z Agriculture in Illinois Modern Era Illinois Statecraft ERA Fight in Illinois General Interest -Statecraft Governor Dan Walker Project Governor Jim Edgar Project Governor Jim Thompson Project Governor Pat Quinn Project Journalists View Legislators Project Obama in Illinois Pension Crisis in Illinois Ronald Reagan In Dixon Veterans Remember World War II Korean War Cold War Era Vietnam War Gulf War War On Terror African American Chronicles Civil Rights Stories Delta Sigma Theta Springfield African-American History Foundation Architectural Gems Community Stories Rochester Williamsville Sangamon County Education is Key Alternatives in Education Civics Education Community College Project Educational Reform Act 1985 General Interest-Education is Key Higher Education Public School Funding School District Reorganization Family Memories Historians Speak Immigrant Stories Organizations and Agencies IHPA legacy Illinois State Museum Looking for Lincoln Central Illinois Charities People of Faith Sport Stories Baseball General Interest-Sports Girls Basketball IHSA Tumultuous 2020 Agriculture in Illinois Access Interviews for Agriculture in Illinois Illinois Statecraft Access Interviews for Illinois Statecraft Veterans Remember Access Interviews for Veterans Remember African American Chronicles Access Interviews for African American Chronicles Architectural Gems Access Interviews for Architectural Gems Community Stories Access Interviews for Community Stories Education is Key Access Interviews for Education is Key Family Memories Access Interviews for Family Memories Historians Speak Access Interviews for Historians Speak Immigrant Stories Access Interviews for Immigrant Stories Organizations and Agencies Access Interviews for Organizations and Agencies People of Faith Access Interviews for People of Faith Sport Stories Access Interviews for Sport Stories Tumultuous 2020 Access Interviews for Tumultuous 2020 Go to Oral History Teacher Lesson Plans Acknowledgments The oral histories presented here are the result of the hard work, commitment, and generosity of many people and organizations. Dedicated and talented volunteers have unselfishly offered their time and skills in conducting, transcribing, auditing, and editing the interviews. The ALPL Oral History program has been fortunate to receive several grants from public and private institutions. Our granting institutions include the Tawani Foundation of Chicago, Illinois, which supports the Veterans Remember project, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, whose grant supported the Oral History of Illinois Agriculture project. The Springfield African-American History Foundation (SAAHF) transcriptions have been funded in part by an Illinois Humanities Council grant to the SAAHF. We are indebted to Dr. Cullom Davis, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois-Springfield, formerly Sangamon State University. A pioneer in the field of oral history and a former president of the Oral History Association, Davis is a mentor and informal advisor to the program. Related Collections Additional oral history collections found in the Library’s Audio-Visual Archives: Adlai E. Stevenson III Christian County Coal Mining Department of Aging Homemaker’s Project Italians in Chicago Starved Rock Oral Histories WW II Veteran Histories Available by appointment only: Call: (217)785-7955 . Volunteers Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Resources Copyright, Usage, Linking Disclaimer, and Privacy Concerns Contact Information Having problems...